Aethiopicus Hominin

Posted: December 10th, 2013

HUMAN ORIGINS
Hominin Paper
(AETHIOPICUS)

Instructions: Answer as many of the following as possible. I know that some hominins do not have all the information I am asking so try to be as thorough as possible. If you cannot find something after really looking for it then mention the lack of information. Under each topic I have given you things to think about while looking for information.
Format: At least 5 pages, double spaced, you can use any professional format you like as long as you stay consistent.
You also need to include a Works Cited page at the end with at least 5 sources. This can include books, journals, and websites (limit only 1). Please stay away from book reviews and magazine/newspaper articles.
Paper elements:
Epoch: introduce the time period and epoch in which your hominin lived. I.e. Pliocene, Pleistocene and what dating technique assisted in this conclusion.
Environment: discuss what their habitat would have been like (i.e. woodlands, savannahs, plains etc) as well as climate and access to food/diet.
Morphology: discuss skeletal morphology and anything that might be particular to this species. Were they bipedal (how do we know), were their dentition different than other hominins, did they have a sagittal crest, were their morphological traits more human or non-human? What was their language system like?
Famous examples: are there any newsworthy examples? If so, what are they?
Culture: Did the hominin have material culture or spiritual culture? i.e. tools, rituals, drawing.
Sources: here are some links to help you get started
Smithsonian: http://humanorigins.si.edu/
Institute of human origins: http://iho.asu.edu/
National Geographic: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/projects/human-origins/
American Association of Physical Anthropology Journal: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291096-8644
Jstor: http://www.jstor.org/